Selected Works (Complete 6 Volumes) Hardcover: Chinese Classical Literature Series

Author: (Liang) Xiao Tong, compiled; (Tang) Li Shan, annotated
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Publication Date: 1986-08-01
Features: The Wen Xuan is the earliest existing comprehensive collection of poems and prose in China, including over 700 representative works from the pre-Qin period to the Six Dynasties. It features over 100 renowned authors, exerting a significant influence on Tang and later literature. Li Shan's Annotations to the Wen Xuan from the Tang Dynasty is an indispensable, comprehensive work inseparable from The Wen Xuan. It not only aids in understanding the meanings and allusions of the texts but also provides crucial references for textual research and collation. This book has been widely printed and transmitted over the centuries, with the Qing Jiaqing edition by Hu Kejia, a recreation of the Southern Song Chunxi edition by You Mao, being the most commonly used version. The present edition presents a collated and annotated version of the Hu Kejia edition of The Wen Xuan with Li Shan's annotations, for the reference of researchers. The Wen Xuan includes over 700 representative works from the pre-Qin period to the Six Dynasties, featuring over 100 renowned authors, exerting a significant influence on Tang and later literature. Li Shan's Annotations to the Wen Xuan from the Tang Dynasty is an indispensable, comprehensive work inseparable from The Wen Xuan. It not only aids in understanding the meanings and allusions of the texts but also provides crucial references for textual research and collation. It collects the works of over 130 well-known authors and a few anonymous writers from the Zhou, Qin periods to the Qi, Liang dynasties, spanning approximately seven to eight hundred years. These works are divided into thirty-eight categories.